Table 2.
Univariate associations of sociodemographic and disease characteristics, measures of physical, mental, and social functioning, and coping with two measures of purpose in life in 149 patientsa with rheumatoid arthritis (values expressed as B with the 95% confidence interval)
| Purpose in Life Test (PIL), B (95% CI) | Psychological Wellbeing—Purpose in life (PWB-pil), B (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographic characteristics | ||
| Age | −0.23 (−0.39− −0.06)* | −0.40 (−0.59− −0.21)** |
| Male patient | 0.00 (−4.65–4.64) | −0.37 (−6.00–5.25) |
| Living with partner | 0.47 (−5.79–6.73) | 0.39 (−7.18–7.96) |
| High educational level | 3.28 (−1.21–7.76) | 11.42 (6.29–16.54)** |
| Paid job | 5.70 (1.13–10.27)* | 9.58 (4.19–14.96)** |
| Active religious affiliation | 3.16 (−1.37–7.70) | 6.26 (0.87–11.66)* |
| Disease characteristics | ||
| Duration of disease | −0.28 (−0.69–0.12) | −0.21 (−0.72–0.31) |
| Visual analog scales patient, 0–10 cm | ||
| Disease activity | −0.61 (−1.36–0.14) | 0.55 (−1.46–0.37) |
| Pain | −1.15 (−1.96− −0.34)** | 1.05 (−2.04− −0.05)* |
| Fatigue | −0.98 (−1.65− −0.30)** | −0.98 (−1.81− −0.15)* |
| RAND-36 vitality | 0.22 (0.11–0.32)** | 0.27 (0.14–0.39)** |
| RAND-36 pain | 0.15 (0.05–0.24)** | 0.16 (0.04–0.27)* |
| RAND-36 general health perception | 0.16 (0.07–0.26)** | 0.16 (0.04–0.29)* |
| Physical functioning | ||
| RAND-36 physical functioning | 0.13 (0.05–0.20)** | 0.17 (0.08–0.27)** |
| Health assessment questionnaire | −5.59 (−8.82–2.35)** | −7.00 (−10.92− −3.10)** |
| Mental functioning | ||
| RAND-36 mental health | 0.34 (0.24–0.45)** | 0.33 (0.20–0.47)** |
| Role limitations societal participation | ||
| RAND-36 social functioning | 0.16 (0.07–0.25)** | 0.13 (0.02–0.25)* |
| RAND-36 Role limitations physical functioning | 0.07 (0.02–0.12)* | 0.06 (−0.01–0.12) |
| RAND-36 Role limitations emotional problems | 0.09 (0.04–0.15)** | 0.09 (0.02–0.15) |
| Participation in leisure/social activities | 10.53 (4.63–16.43)** | 9.32 (2.00–16.64)* |
| Copingb | ||
| Seeking solutions | 2.72 (−1.68–7.13) | 0.26 (−5.12–5.64) |
| Positivity | 13.92 (9.14–18.71)** | 14.11 (8.11–20.11)** |
| Resilience | 1.28 (−2.27–4.83) | −2.81 (−7.10–1.48) |
| Distraction | 0.54 (−3.56–4.63) | −0.96 (−5.91–3.99) |
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.005, univariate regression analysis
aIn seven patients, the PIL and PWB-pil scores could not be computed because of missing data.
bDimensions substracted by means of factor analysis on the CORS (Coping with Rheumatic Stressors).